Mortgage News
Skipton's gross mortgage lending up by almost a quarter
Skipton Building Society’s annual results shows the Society has enabled significantly more members to achieve their home ownership aspirations with new loans totalling £3.0 billion – up from £2.4 billion last year.
deVere Mortgages is launched due to soaring expat demand
deVere United Kingdom has initiated its long-anticipated drive further into the UK mortgage market by unveiling a new, standalone brand.
Nationwide cuts rates on low deposit mortgages
All of Nationwide’s 95 per cent loan to value (LTV) Save to Buy fixed rates have been reduced by up to 0.35%, with rates starting at 4.44% for prospective buyers with a 5% deposit.
Gross lending remains steady in December
The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimates that gross mortgage lending reached £16.5 billion in December.
Santander launches its lowest ever 2-year fixed remortgage rate
Santander is launching its lowest ever two-year fixed rate, available to remortgagers. Coupled with these new fixed rates, Santander is substantially reducing rates on Help to Buy.
House purchase lending down 12% in November
New CML data on the characteristics of lending in November 2014 show a decline in lending trends to first-time buyers, home movers and remortgaging, from the heights of November 2013; but a year-on-year increase in buy-to-let lending.
Get mortgage fit with Barratt in 2015
As 2015 gets underway attention moves to a new home for the new year, five star housebuilder Barratt is urging homebuyers to get mortgage fit now to secure the best mortgage deals available.
New discount mortgages launched by Leeds Building Society
Leeds Building Society has improved its range of competitive discount mortgages with market-leading new products and rate cuts of up to 0.75% on existing deals.
Halifax gives Extra to Homemovers and First-Time Buyers
Halifax has welcomed in the New Year by offering homemovers and first-time buyers two months interest back on their mortgage.
Expat mortgage approval is not “a struggle”
Despite British expats now typically being classed as ‘high risk’ by UK lenders, mortgage approval should not be a struggle - if three key steps are taken, affirms the UK arm of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.
Skipton launches new fee free two-year discount mortgages
Skipton Building Society is launching a new residential 2 Year Discount mortgage range with rates from 1.69%.
Leeds Building Society revamps mortgage range for New Year
Leeds Building Society is relaunching its full mortgage range to kick off the New Year.
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks launch new mortgage rates and cashback offer
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have launched a £1000 cashback mortgage offer for homebuyers, along with a number of new mortgage rates.
Gross mortgage lending steady year-on-year
The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimates that gross mortgage lending reached £16.9 billion in November.
1 in 6 had to borrow to pay their rent or mortgage last month
One in six people had to borrow money to pay October’s rent or mortgage, according to new research conducted for debt advice and solutions provider Debt Advisory Centre (DAC).